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Natural site

Glacier du Bouchet

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°15′35″ N 6°36′19″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Bouchet Glacier du Bouchet
Location in France
Elevation
3,036 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Val Thorens
4.6 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport71 km
TRN Turin Airport82 km

About Glacier du Bouchet

Glacier du Bouchet is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Pointe de Thorens and Pointe du Bouchet.

Climate of Glacier du Bouchet

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
November (152 mm)
Driest month
July (77 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Glacier du Bouchet
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°2°6°10°10°6°1°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-13°-10°-6°-3°0°1°-2°-5°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)136124118117121100778999131152141

How to get to Glacier du Bouchet

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 71 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (82 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 71 km to the west.

Airports

  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 71 kmnorthwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 82 kmeast
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 84 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 71 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 111 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 140 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 146 kmnorthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 148 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Glacier du Bouchet

Within 100 km: 110 historic and cultural sites, 1,872 natural sites, 305 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km220 places

  • Lac des Vaches Lake 20 kmNE
  • Lac Rond Lake 21 kmNE
  • Lac Long Lake 21 kmNE
  • Lac des Cerces Lake 24 kmSW

25–60 km654 places

  • Lac du Vallon Lake 56 kmSW
  • Lacs de la Tempête Lake 41 kmN
  • Lac de la Plagne Lake 31 kmNE
  • Lac de Néal Lake 53 kmS

60–100 km1,413 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 69 kmW
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 95 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 90 kmNE
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 93 kmN

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